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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1935
Page
3
Curtis R. Ray reports from Chicago on how forty four states rely on a wide mix of taxes including property, automobiles, gasoline, sales, liquor, inheritances, incomes, luxuries and business transactions. The gasoline tax now fuels about 38 percent of direct state revenue and sales taxes spread in varied forms across states.
The article notes gross sales tax paid by retailers and retail sales tax passed to consumers. It explains liquor and beverage taxes are not new and most states that sell liquor now collect some form of tax after nationwide repeal.
American Legion funeral services for Charles A. Van Gilder were conducted at 10:30 AM in Griggs Chapel with Rev. EF Fincher officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Park after his death June 25 from injuries after leaping from the D and I Theater building.
A pilot and five mechanics were killed when a trial plane crashed through the roof of a house at Britz near Templehof Airfield. The cause of the crash was not determined.
The article discusses China's coal fields and Japanese plans to exploit them, predicting cultural absorption and a power balance shift. It also mentions a Washington fight over utility company lobbying and a committee to examine administration influence and promises. A Montaigne reference for civic caution ends with a railroad-related aside.
Stamford Texas hosts the Cowboys Reunion and Rodeo with record attendance. Winners include Simpson Johnson Guion calf roping and R L Creswell Throckmorton cutting horse. Dan Utley San Angelo bronc riding. Officials include Clyde Burnett president and Walter Cousins Dallas first vice president.
A Sebastopol California report quoted by Mrs. Tee Rose recounts a 10-year-old boy in court choosing his mother over the woman with whom she was involved. He said he did not like his mother because she let him steal without punishment and believed she should punish him for being bad. The boy’s view is used to address whether humans are born with a sense of right and wrong or acquire it from fear and experience.
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